Crime

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Crime R. Kelly's Former Managers' Motion To Have Child Porn Case Charges Denied They argued the statute of limitations expired. The judge said they were mistaken. By Noah C February 08, 2020
Pop Culture Detroit TikToker Arrested For Robberies After FBI Tracks Him Through His Videos The man was identified by the shoes he wore during the robberies and his TikToks. By Thomas Galindo February 27, 2022
Crime Joe Biden & Kamala Harris At Center Of Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Plot A man named James Earl Reed from Baltimore has been taken into custody. By Erika Marie October 22, 2020
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Case: Defendant Hit With A 17-Year Sentence The defendant in the Tekashi 6ix9ine/Nine Trey Bloods gang Aljermiah "Nuke" Mack was found guilty of racketeering and narcotics. He was sentenced today. By Aron A. February 24, 2020
Crime Chicago's Homicide Rate Continues To Decline For Third Consecutive Year Chicago leaders are optimistic after the homicide rate sees another significant drop in 2019. By Aron A. January 12, 2020
Gossip Antonio Brown Accused Of Using Lil Wayne's Name In Attempted $500K Promoter Scam The same lawsuit accuses AB of selling a fake Richard Mille RM 011 to Ryan Kane. By Hayley Hynes October 09, 2022
Editor's Pick Lil Wayne Kicked Off Private Jet For Smoking Weed The pilot of a private jet turned his plane around after Lil Wayne and his entourage ignored his "no smoking" warnings. By Patrick Lyons July 21, 2015
Music Diddy Launched A “Free Game” Business Course For His Fellow Inmates Diddy's lawyers brought up the business course while outlining their reasoning for him deserving a light sentence. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Crime YNW Melly Recruits Donald Trump’s Ex-Attorney Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial Earlier this week, YNW Melly's co-defendant YNW Bortlen accepted a plea deal just a day before his trial was scheduled to begin. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen Accepts Plea Deal: Everything We Know YNW Bortlen recently agreed to a shocking plea deal that shortened his prison sentence by decades. What does it mean for him and YNW Melly? By Devin Morton September 12, 2025
Crime BigXThaPlug Addresses Recent Arrest With Hilarious Response & Promotes “I Hope You’re Happy” Again BigXThaPlug was arrested ahead of his album release party in Downtown Dallas after he was pulled over for having no front license plate. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Dallas For Alleged Drug And Gun Possession It looks like BigXthaPlug ran into more legal issues while in Texas for his "I Hope You're Happy" release party. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025